Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-11
Local News.
Shepard & Reynolds received car
load of marble on Tuesday.

Shepard e Reynolds received car
load of marble on Tuesday.
The board of supervisors for Iowa
county will meet at Dodgeville or
Tuesday next, Nov. Is.
Adam Dresen desires a few more
young men to join his class for in
struction in playing band instruments
Boscobel is becoming known as a
hoop-pole market. In one week 16O,-
900 poles were purchased by local
buyers.
Ed. Cullen's turkey shoot on Tues
day afternoon was attended by quite a
large number of shooters, and about
twenty turkeys were killed.
Charlie Terrill, who lives just north
of town, has been laid up for about
three weeks with very severe attack
of neuralgia, but is recovering, and it is
hoped will be around again in a few
days.
All parties contemplating the start
ing of cheeee factories should read the
of John Legler, an ex-
perienced cheese manufacturer, which
will be found in this issue of The
Democrat.
Christian Wiebers desires to an
nounce that he has removed to the
dwelling house of Mrs. Weber, adjoin-
ing the second ward school grounds
on the west, where he will be prepared
to do cabinet work, repair furniture,
sharpen saws, etc.
The Wisconsin state agricultural re-
ports have just been issued. The trans
actions Of the state agricultural, hor-
ticultural and dairymen's associations
and the department of agriculture OF
the university are bound together in
one volume and make large and val
liable book.
The Alpha society of the Primitive
Methodist Church held very pleasant
and quite successful bazaar and fes-
tival at Good Templar hall on Thurs
day evening of last week. We under
stand the proceeds Melted the society
about fifty dollars.
The work of building the Chicago,
Freeport and Dodgeville railroad has
rapidly during the past few
weeks of fine wea Their. Large forces of
men are at work all along the line,
and many more men and teams than
those already employed are wanted by
The contractors. The wages for la
borers is sl.75 per day, and $3.50 is
paid for teams.
The indications are that hay will be
very scarce and bring high price this
winter, and it is wise farmer who
has laid by good store of corn fodder
% feed to his horses and cattle during
he long winter. 1t takes a good deal
If labor to save the fodder properly;
'ut surely the cost of baling and ship
ping hay long distance would more
han offset the labor expended on the
fodder.
n man giving his name and address
Is Oscar 4, Larson, of Blanchardville,
Lafayette county, and claiming to be
1 genuine detective, was arrested at
Madison on Saturday last for drunken
less. The State Journal says that
after his arrest the officers found
wo large revolvers on his person,
While from his conversation it might
be surmised that he is tough man
rom Wayback.
When Simon Washburn, of Lyons,
Sank county, aged SIS, was going home
from Baraboo, Wednesday evening last,
along the railroad, he met train and
made not the least effort to avoid it.
He was thrown on the pilot of the
engine and remained there until the
train reached Baraboo. His left leg
and several ribs were broken, and his
face and head badly bruised. He is
to have been intoxicated.
A very sad accident occurred at
Iohnstown, Rock county, on Thurs
lay of last week. A number of chill
1ren were playing around straw
stack when a boy started to climb to
the top with pitchfork in his land,
but he tripped in going up and slid to
the ground. A little girl was on the
ground beneath and the tines of the
fork penetrated her head, inficting
injuries from which she died in few
hours.
On Sunday evening last, Eddie,
little son of James Dunn, of the town
of Kendall, La Fayette county. while
trying to carry his baby sister across
the kitchen floor, stumbled and fell so
that the force of the baby's body fall
ing upon Eddie's leg completely tract
ured the thigh bone. DR.. Tallman, of
this city, was called to attend the
sufferer, and the little fellow is doing
as well as such a grave accident will
allow.
Our high school class of 80 is well
represented by teachers in the schools
of Iowa county and elsewhere. Miss
Mamie Priestley began her work at
Yakima, Washington Territory, shortly